By Scott Huff
The season came to a close for both Suburban One League Class AAA teams as Upper Merion and Upper Moreland both suffered first round PIAA Class AAA District One playoff losses.
# 9 Phoenixville Gets Revenge on # 8 Upper Merion
Upper Merion (10-13) won by 23 points over Phoenixville (10-12)during the regular season, but the Phantoms reversed that outcome with a 51-38 victory over the Vikings in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA District One playoffs.
“We got into foul trouble in the beginning of the game, and they punished us inside in the second quarter,” said Upper Merion head coach Francis Bowe. “That seemed to give them confidence, and we weren’t able to get back into the game.
“It has been a while since an Upper Merion team reached 10 wins in a season,” added Bowe. “We have worked real hard and I am extremely proud of these players. Most people only thought we might win two or three games this season, and we proved them wrong.”
Pat Stringfield led the Vikings in scoring with a team-high 13 points.
Phoenixville 2 23 12 14 * 51
Upper Merion 8 13 10 7 * 38
Phoenixville: Marcus Howell 16; Jake Lynch 13; Rasheed Lawson 10; Mike Jones 8; Jim Riggins 2; Jordan Kelly 2. Total – 51.
Upper Merion: Pat Stringfield 13; Dallas Chesky 6; Naim Cheeseboro 6; Tyreek Fariel 5; Conor McGrath 4; Tim Vandergeest 4.
# 11 Upper Moreland loses heartbreaker to # 6 Bishop Shanahan
Upper Moreland (2-21) was on the foul line for two shots with five seconds left in the game, but missed both of them as the Golden Bears fell to host Bishop Shanahan (14-9) – 51-49.
“If we were able to make those two points, we could have proved to people that we belonged in the playoffs with a 2-20 season,” said Upper Moreland head coach Brian Corrado. “I am very proud of the guys for the work they put in this season, and the decision to go into the playoffs was a good one.
“We had an opportunity to win the game,” added Corrado. “We just didn’t get it done.”
Sophomore Matt Kohn led the Golden Bears in scoring with 11 points, while senior Matt Worley scored in twin digits with 10 points.
Upper Moreland 9 10 16 14 * 49
Bishop Shanahan 16 11 14 10 * 51
Upper Moreland: Matt Kohn 11; Matt Worley 10; Josh Villanueva 9; Scott Smith 8; Kevin McFall 6; Nick Corbett 4; Dave Driscoll 1. Total – 49.
Bishop Shanahan: Mike Ibarguen 14; Anthony Sam 13; Ryan Conrad 10; Devon Seeney 7; Josh Redmond 4; Tom Henshey 3. Total – 51.
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